"The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined. Their homes can be invaded." ~ Vance Packard

Unwrapping Western Political Jargon: Who Is A "Conspiracy Theorist" And Who Speaks For The "International Community

This phrase is always deployed by the Western press in a U.S.-specific context to imply that U.S. positions on political and geopolitical questions reflect the will of the international community, while the positions of other governments are not based on the will of the international community, but rather their own self-interest.